Clinical and Radiological Examination of the Foot and Ankle: The Path to Definitive Diagnosis

Dr. Siddhartha Sharma, MS, FRCS, is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India. He trained and Government Medical College, Jammu, and PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. He gained international surgical experience at orthopedics centers of reputation in Japan, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the USA, and Austria. His subspecialties include Foot & Ankle Surgery and Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction. He is faculty for the prestigious AO Trauma and has served as international faculty on several foot and ankle courses, most recently in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Ghana. He has authored over 100 research publications and contributed several book chapters in international textbooks.

Dr. Bedri Karaismailoglu (MD, FEBOT) graduated from Hacettepe University, Ankara, and completed his residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School of Turkiye. He is a European Board-certified orthopedic surgeon and works as a foot and ankle surgeon and assistant professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa. He is also a research fellow in FARIL (Foot and Ankle Research and Innovation Laboratory) at Mass General Hospital - Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. Dr. Karaismailoglu has more than 40 peer-reviewed international publications & book chapters and has delivered invited lectures and oral presentations in different international & national meetings where he won several best presentation awards.

Dr. Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, MD, Ph.D., is the Director of the Foot & Ankle Research and Innovation Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA. He has several publications published in high-ranked journals that are cited highly. As the Director of the foot and ankle research and innovation lab (FARIL), he focuses on developing more accurate, faster, and less invasive diagnostic technologies for foot and ankle illnesses. He is involved with several biomechanical projects and projects involving the newly developed dynamic weight-bearing CT scan and portable ultrasound. Moreover, his work has focused on novel surgical techniques, including minimally invasive surgeries and new arthroscopy methods. He serves on the editorial board of several journals of repute, including the Spine Journal and Foot and Ankle International. He has also trained medical students, residents, and fellows.

Dr. Siddhartha Sharma, MS, FRCS，是印度昌迪加爾醫學教育與研究研究所的骨科外科副教授。他在查謨的政府醫學院和昌迪加爾的PGIMER接受訓練。他在日本、香港、英國、美國和奧地利的知名骨科中心獲得了國際外科經驗。他的專科包括足踝外科和肢體延長及畸形矯正。他是享有盛譽的AO Trauma的教學成員，並曾擔任多個足踝課程的國際講師，最近在菲律賓、越南和迦納進行授課。他已發表超過100篇研究論文，並在國際教科書中貢獻了幾個章節。

Dr. Bedri Karaismailoglu (MD, FEBOT) 畢業於安卡拉的哈吉特佩大學，並在土耳其伊斯坦堡大學的Cerrahpasa醫學院完成骨科和創傷學的住院醫師訓練。他是一名歐洲委員會認證的骨科醫生，擔任伊斯坦堡大學Cerrahpasa的足踝外科醫生及骨科和創傷學助理教授。他同時也是美國麻省總醫院哈佛醫學院FARIL（足踝研究與創新實驗室）的研究員。Dr. Karaismailoglu擁有超過40篇經過同行評審的國際出版物和書籍章節，並在不同的國際和國內會議上發表受邀演講，獲得多個最佳演講獎。

Dr. Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, MD, Ph.D. 是美國哈佛醫學院麻省總醫院骨科部足踝研究與創新實驗室的主任。他在高排名的期刊上發表了多篇被高度引用的論文。作為足踝研究與創新實驗室（FARIL）的主任，他專注於開發更準確、更快速且侵入性較小的足踝疾病診斷技術。他參與多個生物力學項目以及涉及新開發的動態承重CT掃描和便攜式超聲波的項目。此外，他的工作還集中在新型外科技術上，包括微創手術和新的關節鏡方法。他擔任多本知名期刊的編輯委員會成員，包括《脊柱期刊》和《足踝國際》。他還培訓醫學生、住院醫師和研究員。